Cannon SimpleVIS User manual

Step 1. Unpack your SimpleVIS™
Remove all packing materials from the components.
Verify that you have received all components for the1.
SimpleVIS by comparing equipment items with the shipped
materials. Report missing items to CANNON® Instrument
Company immediately.
Inspect each component for signs of damage. Report2.
damages to the shipper and CANNON® Instrument
Company immediately.
Retain all packing materials until the instrument is3.
connected and functioning properly. If any component(s)
must be returned to CANNON® Instrument Company,
the damaged item(s) should be packaged in the enclosed
shipping case.
Step 2. Setting up your SimpleVIS™
Complete the following rear panel electrical connections:
Plug the AC/DC adapter into the power connector on the4.
rear panel of the instrument. Make sure the power switch on
the AC/DC adapter is off.
Plug the power cord into the AC/DC adapter.5.
Plug the other end of the power cord into an appropriate6.
outlet matching the voltage requirements indicated on the
AC/DC adapter
Do not turn on the AC/DC adapter switch at this time.7.
(Optional printer: Plug the 9 pin serial printer cable into
the RS232-C port on the rear panel of the instrument. Then
plug the other end into the printer.)
Complete the following tubing
connections:
Locate the glass waste bottle8.
and securely tighten the bottle
cap to ensure an air-tight
seal. Place the bottle in the
holder on the top rear of the
SimpleVIS.
Connect the 1/8” transparent9.
tubing as indicated in the
image.
Make sure that the waste line10.
extends into the cap further
than the vacuum line.
Place the plug in the bottle11.
cap.
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SimpleVIS Quick Start Guide
This guide contains basic instructions for unpacking,
setting up and running single determination kinematic
viscosity measurements on the SimpleVISTM.
Sample/Solvent Port
Display
Screen
Waste Bottle
Power Connector
RS-232
Serial
Port
Waste Line
Exhaust
Sample/Solvent Port
Waste Bottle
Vacuum
Changing Date and Time
Operators may need to change the date and time displayed
on the instrument. This may be accomplished by tapping the
Date/Time field at the bottom of Warm Up Screen or the
Ready to Test Screen. These fields are soft buttons which
will access Date and Time Screen. This screen provides list
boxes to set the Year, Month, Day of Month, Hour and Minute.
The current time string is displayed on Operational Pages and
on the test result printout in the standard ISO-8601 format of
“YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM”.
Calibrating Temperature
Periodically, the temperature calibration should be checked with
a digital reference thermometer. The temperature should be
recalibrated if the displayed temperature does not agree with
the reference thermometer.
The user may access Temperature Calibration Screen
from the Ready to Test Screen by tapping the temperature
field 3 times within 2 seconds. The Temperature
Calibration Screen will appear and then the user may
enter the temperature as read from the reference thermometer
to the nearest 0.01°C. This may need to be repeated if the
temperature still does not agree with the reference with the
desired tolerance.
It is recommended that the instrument temperature be at target
for at least 30 minutes before recalibrating if the instrument has
been powered down for more than a couple of hours. This will
insure proper calibration as it may take some time for the entire instrument to come to proper thermal equilibration
from a cold start.
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Step 3. Getting started
Press the12. ON switch on the AC/DC adapter. The Warm-Up Screen will display a Please Wait message.
During this time, the instrument will seek the preset target temperature and when reached, the instrument will
enter an equilibration period. The default value for the equilibration period is 180 seconds.
Once the temperature has equilibrated and the instrument is ready for measurement, the run status indicator13.
will illuminate and the user is prompted to inject the sample.
Step 4. Injecting a sample
Using a piston operated pipettor, insert the tip into a vial of test sample and pull14.
the measured amount into the pipettor.
Place the pipettor at an angle into the sample/solvent injection port located on15.
the top of the instrument and gently release the fluid in one, continuos motion
so that the entire sample is smoothly dispensed into the tube without introducing
bubbles.
The Inject Sample Screen contains a START button. Pressing the button is optional as
the injected sample will automatically be detected. The button is useful for higher viscosity
fluids that might take a while to trip the top sensor.
The Run Status Indicator Light will blink and the result will be displayed in when the test is
complete.
Step 5. Print the results
(only if optional printer is installed)
Press the16. Print button on the display screen to printout the test
results to an attached serial printer.
You may decline print and skip directly to the wash cycle.17.
Step 6. Wash/ Dry cycle
Press the18. Wash button on the display screen to start the wash
cycle.
Place the tip of the solvent bottle along the opening of the tube19.
capillary in the sample/solvent port and squeeze a small amount
of solvent to clean any oil residue that might be left over from
injecting the previous sample.
Place the tip of the solvent bottle into the tube capillary for20.
approximately one second (no need to squeeze the bottle, the
pump will have pulled the solvent in) and then remove for several
seconds to allow the solvent to be drawn through the viscometer
tube to the waste bottle. Repeat this step several times (typically 4,
or 7 for heavy oil) based on the type of sample being tested.
Press the21. Dry button on the display screen to start the dry run cycle.
The display will show the time remaining in the dry cycle.22.
When the dry cycle time ends, the pump will turn off and the instrument will return to the Warm Up Screen message
for a period of 60 seconds. The instrument will then be ready to run a new sample measurement at the leisure of the
operator.
Step 7. Additional Information
Discretionary Washing
Tube washing is normally performed after a test is completed, but there may
be other times when the tube needs washing. For example, if the user injects
oil into the tube and the sensors do not detect it for some reason. In cases
such as this, the wash cycle may be started by tapping the “Ready to Test”
caption field in Ready to Test Screen or the “Timing Started” caption field
in Timing Screen three times within 2 seconds. This will cause the display to
switch to Wash Screen and start a normal wash cycle.
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